Re: xlsread in Octave 3.6.4

[Markus]

Am 2013-11-01 08:57, schrieb Philip Nienhuis:
> Hi Markus
>
> Markus wrote:
> > <snip>
> >
> > I've pushed everything to my github repo[1] again (just the relevant
> > files for io).
> > hopefully i don't broke it now (That is quite possible) because i copy
> > and paste a lot.
> > Furthermore i've added some nice benchmarks at the end of the 
> > README.md[2]
>
> Thanks, I'll have a look at it today and/or tomorrow.
>
> I plan to finish an io-1.2.4 release soon (for Octave 3.6.x), I hope
> this coming weekend; even if the new code has known deficiencies:
> 1. for 'xlsxread' only numeric output (no reading of cells with text);
> 2. for ods a bit on the slow side (otherwise fully flexible & 
> operational);
> 3. for gnumeric no reading of cell contents with formulas (really a
> gnumeric issue).
>
> IMO 1. & 2. simply is the price to pay for not having Java or Windows
> pkg (ActiveX). Doesn't matter, what counts is that there's choice.
>
> I'd call the new OCT interface "experimental" in any case, as only you
> and me have been able to test yet.
>
> Would you agree with all this?

Yes, i'm fine with it.

cheers,
markus

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